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As his wife watched in a packed courtroom, Palm Beach developer Robert V. Matthews — with his hands and feet in shackles — stepped before a federal judge this morning in West Palm Beach. But by this afternoon, the developer of the beleaguered Palm House hotel project on Bankers Row was expected to be back at his oceanfront mansion...

Most interior designers don’t begin a project by picking a name at random. But the method presented an interesting challenge for the eight designers exhibiting in “Art & Decor” at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in Lake Worth. West Palm Beach interior designer Gil Walsh, a member of the council’s board, selected...

A proposal to demolish and rebuild Duck’s Nest, a historic Palm Beach home, was postponed another month by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Wednesday. The proposal to reconstruct Duck’s Nest, the second-oldest home in Palm Beach, was originally brought before the commission in December. The decision was put on hold after a...

The line reached 50 people before 10 a.m. had arrived, so Hoda Kotb started early. She spoke with each person patiently waiting to meet her, each holding her book in their hands, talking and laughing with them for about two hours. “(Palm Beach) feels partly like home to me,” Kotb said. “So coming here for a book signing was the most...

An investment group that includes an owner of the still-unfinished Palm House hotel-condominium on Royal Palm Way is preparing to make an offer soon to buy the beleaguered development, an attorney has told the Daily News. “We’re hoping that we will have a viable purchase offer” by the end of the month, C. Brooks Ricca, of...